v.t.及物動詞豁免He managed to excuse himself from the meeting by pretending to be sick
n.名詞請假條Amanda brought a medical excuse to work, and so now we believe she really was sick
n.名詞藉口My excuse is that I fell asleep
v.t.及物動詞歉意;道歉Excuse me, I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings
v.t.及物動詞原諒Please excuse me for coming late
n.名詞藉口He gave a plausible excuse for being late.
adj.形容詞差勁的;劣質的That's a pretty excuse for a car.